List of sovereign states in 1990

Sovereign states by year: List of sovereign states in 1989 – Events of 1990 – List of sovereign states in 1991

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Contents:	States With Wide Recognition: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z States Without Wide Recognition United Nations Trust Territories Notes

States With Wide Recognition

A

•  Afghanistan - Republic of Afghanistan
•  Albania - Socialist People's Republic of Albania
•  Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
•  Andorra - Principality of Andorra
•  Angola - People's Republic of Angola
•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Argentina - Argentine Republic
•  Australia - Commonwealth of Australia
•  Austria - Republic of Austria

B

•  The Bahamas - Commonwealth of the Bahamas
•  Bahrain - State of Bahrain
•  Bangladesh - People's Republic of Bangladesh
•  Barbados
•  Belgium - Kingdom of Belgium
•  Belize
•  Benin
  • People's Republic of Benin (to March 1)
  • Republic of Benin (from March 1)
•  Bhutan - Kingdom of Bhutan
•  Bolivia - Republic of Bolivia
•  Botswana - Republic of Botswana
•  Brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil
•  Brunei - State of Brunei Darussalam
•  Bulgaria
  • People's Republic of Bulgaria (to November 15)
  • Republic of Bulgaria (from November 15)
•  Burkina Faso
•  Burundi - Republic of Burundi

C

• Cambodia / Kampuchea (to February 3) (Disputed between two governments)
  • State of Cambodia
  • Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (to February 3)
  • National Government of Cambodia (from February 3)
•  Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon
•  Canada
•  Cape Verde - Republic of Cape Verde
•  Central African Republic
•  Chad - Republic of Chad
•  Chile - Republic of Chile
•  China - People's Republic of China
•  Colombia - Republic of Colombia
•  Comoros - Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
•  Congo - People's Republic of Congo
•  Costa Rica - Republic of Costa Rica
•  Côte d'Ivoire - Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
•  Cuba - Republic of Cuba
•  Cyprus - Republic of Cyprus
•  Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (to March 29)
  • Czechoslovak Federal Republic (March 29 to April 20)
  • Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (from April 20)

D

•  Denmark - Kingdom of Denmark
•  Djibouti - Republic of Djibouti
•  Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica
•  Dominican Republic

E

•  Ecuador - Republic of Ecuador
•  Egypt - Arab Republic of Egypt
•  El Salvador - Republic of El Salvador
•  Equatorial Guinea - Republic of Equatorial Guinea
•  Ethiopia – People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

F

•  Fiji
  • Republic of Fiji (to July 25)
  • Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji (from July 25)
•  Finland - Republic of Finland
•  France - French Republic

G

•  Gabon - Gabonese Republic
•  The Gambia - Republic of the Gambia
•  Germany, East - German Democratic Republic (to October 3)
•  Germany, West (to October 3), Germany (from October 3) - Federal Republic of Germany
•  Ghana - Republic of Ghana
•  Greece - Hellenic Republic
•  Grenada
•  Guatemala - Republic of Guatemala
•  Guinea - Republic of Guinea
•  Guinea-Bissau - Republic of Guinea-Bissau
•  Guyana - Co-operative Republic of Guyana

H

•  Haiti - Republic of Haiti
•  Honduras - Republic of Honduras
•  Hungary - Republic of Hungary

I

•  Iceland - Republic of Iceland
•  India - Republic of India
•  Indonesia - Republic of Indonesia
•  Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran
•  Iraq - Republic of Iraq
•  Ireland - Republic of Ireland
•  Israel - State of Israel
•  Italy - Italian Republic

J

•  Jamaica
•  Japan
•  Jordan - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

K

• For Kampuchea, see Cambodia
•  Kenya - Republic of Kenya
•  Kiribati - Republic of Kiribati
•  Korea, North - Democratic People's Republic of Korea
•  Korea, South - Republic of Korea
•  Kuwait - State of Kuwait (to August 8)

L

•  Laos - Lao People's Democratic Republic
•  Lebanon - Lebanese Republic
•  Lesotho - Kingdom of Lesotho
•  Liberia - Republic of Liberia
•  Libya - Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
•  Liechtenstein - Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Luxembourg - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

•  Madagascar - Democratic Republic of Madagascar
•  Malawi - Republic of Malawi
•  Malaysia
•  Maldives - Republic of Maldives
•  Mali - Republic of Mali
•  Malta - Republic of Malta
•  Marshall Islands - Republic of the Marshall Islands
•  Mauritania - Islamic Republic of Mauritania
•  Mauritius
•  Mexico - United Mexican States
•  Micronesia - Federated States of Micronesia
•  Monaco - Principality of Monaco
•  Mongolia - People's Republic of Mongolia
•  Morocco - Kingdom of Morocco
•  Mozambique
  • People's Republic of Mozambique (to December 1)
  • Republic of Mozambique (from December 1)
•  Myanmar - Union of Myanmar

N

•  Namibia - Republic of Namibia (from March 21)
•  Nauru - Republic of Nauru
•  Nepal - Kingdom of Nepal
•  Netherlands - Kingdom of the Netherlands
•  New Zealand
•  Nicaragua - Republic of Nicaragua
•  Niger - Republic of Niger
•  Nigeria - Federal Republic of Nigeria
•  Norway - Kingdom of Norway

O

• Oman - Sultanate of Oman

P

•  Pakistan - Islamic Republic of Pakistan
•  Panama - Republic of Panama
•  Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
•  Paraguay - Republic of Paraguay
•  Peru - Republic of Peru
•  Philippines - Republic of the Philippines
•  Poland - Republic of Poland
•  Portugal - Portuguese Republic

Q

•  Qatar - State of Qatar

R

•  Romania
•  Rwanda - Rwandan Republic

S

•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  San Marino - Most Serene Republic of San Marino
•  São Tomé and Príncipe - Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
•  Saudi Arabia - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
•  Senegal - Republic of Senegal
•  Seychelles - Republic of Seychelles
•  Sierra Leone - Republic of Sierra Leone
•  Singapore - Republic of Singapore
•  Solomon Islands
•  Somalia - Somali Democratic Republic
•  South Africa - Republic of South Africa
•  Soviet Union - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
•  Spain - Kingdom of Spain
•  Sri Lanka - Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
•  Sudan - Republic of the Sudan
•  Suriname - Republic of Suriname
•  Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
•  Sweden - Kingdom of Sweden
•  Switzerland - Swiss Confederation
•  Syria - Syrian Arab Republic

T

•  Tanzania - United Republic of Tanzania
•  Thailand - Kingdom of Thailand
•  Togo - Togolese Republic
•  Tonga - Kingdom of Tonga
•  Trinidad and Tobago - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
•  Tunisia - Republic of Tunisia
•  Turkey - Republic of Turkey
•  Tuvalu

U

•  Uganda - Republic of Uganda
•  United Arab Emirates
•  United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
•  United States - United States of America
•  Uruguay - Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

•  Vanuatu - Republic of Vanuatu
•  Vatican City - State of the Vatican City
•  Venezuela - United States of Venezuela
•  Vietnam - Socialist Republic of Vietnam

W

•  Western Samoa - Independent State of Western Samoa

Y

•  Yemen - Republic of Yemen (from May 22)
•  Yemen, North - Yemen Arab Republic (to May 22)
•  Yemen, South - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (to May 22)
•  Yugoslavia - Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Z

•  Zaire - Republic of Zaire
• Zambia - Republic of Zambia
•  Zimbabwe - Republic of Zimbabwe

States Claiming Sovereignty

•  Bophuthatswana - Republic of Bophuthatswana
•  Bougainville - Republic of Bougainville (from May 17)
•  Ciskei - Republic of Ciskei
•  Latvia - Republic of Latvia (from May 4)
•  Lithuania - Republic of Lithuania (from March 11)
•  Northern Cyprus - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
•  Palestine
•  Sahrawi Republic - Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic^[1]
•  Taiwan - Republic of China^[2]
•  Transkei - Republic of Transkei
•  Venda - Republic of Venda

United Nations Trust Territories

•  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (administered by the United States)
  •  Palau - Republic of Palau

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